Vinku's recipes

Simple More kuzhambu (no coconut)

Method 1: Heat oil.  Add mustard, cumin seeds, methi seeds, hing, grated ginger, slit green chilli, curry leaves and chopped coriander.  Then add turmeric powder.  Once it cools, add buttermilk/yogurt+water and salt.  For this, accompaniment has to be usli.

Method 2 (for two people):  Soak 1 tsp each of channa dal and toor dal for 30 mins.  Grind with 1/2 tsp each of coriander and cumin seeds, ginger and green chilli.  Heat oil.  Mustard, cumin, methi seeds, hing, turmeric pwdr, curry leaves, chopped coriander.  Add turmeric powder, add the paste and saute in oil for a couple of mins.  Then, add water and salt and boil for 2-3 minutes.  Turn off the heat and add yogurt.

Masala oats

Precook steel cut oats.  Heat oil, burst mustard, urad dal, hing, frozen mixed veggies (optional:can add copped onions).  Once they cook, add 1/2 chopped tomato.  Then, add turmeric powder, cooked oats and 1/4 tsp tamarind paste, 1 1/2 tsps vangi bath pwdr.  Cook for a few minutes.  Garnish with grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves.

Rava dosa

Equal quantities of wheat flour, rava and rice flour.  Can use cream of wheat for rava.